# wo

> English word · Interjection · frequency rank #11,327

## Definitions
1. A falconer's call to a hawk.
2. A call to cause a horse to slow down or stop; whoa.

## Etymology
Variant of who.

## Easily confused with
- **Wu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wu)
- **wt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wt)
- **WS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-ws)
- **WV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wv)
- **wy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wy)
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-won)
- **wow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wow)
- **WTF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wtf)
- **WWE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wwe)
- **woo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-woo)
- **WWW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-www)
- **woe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-woe)
- **WTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wto)
- **WWF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wwf)
- **wot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wot)
- **wut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wut)
- **WSJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wsj)
- **WTH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wth)
- **wop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wop)
- **wry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wo-vs-wry)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wo